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say it: PRAH-pur-lee
properly is an adverb meaning "in the right manner; correctly; suitably". It is pronounced /ˈpɹɑpɚli/ — PRAH-pur-lee. It carries 3 recorded senses.
in the right manner; correctly; suitably
“please do your job properly!”
“can't you carry me decent?”
indicating exactness or preciseness
“he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do”
“it was just as he said--the jewel was gone”
“it has just enough salt”
“Properly speaking, all true work is religion.”
in accordance with what is appropriate or suitable for the circumstances
“he was appropriately dressed”
“If you don't behave properly, you'll have to leave!”
“I met the junior senator from Illinois and I was duly impressed”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for properly come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.